Ryne Sandberg lists Streeterville co-op for $650K

March 27, 2012|By Bob Goldsborough | Special to the Tribune

Ryne Sandberg has listed his 2,500-square-foot vintage co-op unit in Streeterville for $650,000. The former Cubs great manages the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system. Read more (Donna Fisher/Tribune newspapers)

Chicago Cubs great Ryne Sandberg has listed his 2,500-square-foot vintage co-op unit in Streeterville for $650,000.

The Hall of Fame second baseman retired from his playing career in 1997 and was a minor league manager in the Cubs' system from 2007 through 2010. He had hoped to manage the Cubs, but twice was passed over for the job in 2010 and 2011. Sandberg currently is a minor-league manager in the Philadelphia Phillies' system.

Now, Sandberg, 52, is set to sever his real-estate ties with Chicago as well. In a building constructed in 1920, the three-bedroom unit has 2-1/2 baths, hardwood floors throughout, stainless steel appliances in the kitchen, a formal dining room and a living room with a wood-burning fireplace.

"It's very comfortable, in a great building and in a great location, just one block from the lake," Missner said. "And it's priced to sell."

Sandberg long has made his offseason home in Phoenix. In Chicago, he previously owned a 64th-floor unit in Lake Point Tower that he purchased for $950,000 in 1993 and sold in 1995 for $860,000. He also owned a house in Glenview from 1985 until selling it in 1993 for $450,000.